Microsoft Lync 2010 Frequently Used Keyboard shortcuts

 

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Microsoft Lync 2010 Frequently Used Keyboard shortcuts

Below are the shortcut keys that can be used irrespective of which window has focus.

Table 1: Global Hotkeys

Shortcut key	Description
Windows Key + Q	Brings Lync main window to foreground
Windows Key + A	Accept an incoming toast invitation
Windows Key  + X	Declines toast invitation and change your status to ‘Do not disturb’
Windows Key + Esc	Decline toast invitation
Ctrl + Shift + Space	Sets focus on the application sharing toolbar
Ctrl + Alt + Space	Take back control when sharing your screen
Ctrl + Shift + S	Stop sharing your screen

Below are the shortcut keys that can be used on the main window when it is in foreground.

Table 2: Main Window Shortcuts

Shortcut key	Description
Ctrl + 1	Go to the contact list tab
Ctrl + 2	Go to the activity feeds tab
Ctrl + 3	Go to the conversation list tab
Ctrl + 4	Go to the phone tab
Alt + A	View all conversations when in conversation list tab
Alt + D	View missed conversations when in conversation list tab
Alt + C	View missed calls when in conversation list tab

Below are the shortcut keys that can be used on a conversation window when it is in foreground.

Table 3: Conversation  Window Shortcuts

Shortcut key	Description
Ctrl + W	Show/Hide IM area
Ctrl + R	Show/Hide participant list
Ctrl + Shift + Y	Show/Hide left region when sharing stage is visible
Alt + I	Invite a contact to an existing conversation
Ctrl + F	Send a file
Alt + P	Open a file received
Alt + C, Alt + D	Accept or decline an invitation to share, audio or video modalities
Ctrl + Shift + Enter	Start or end phone call
Ctrl + Shift + H	Hold/Resume an ongoing audio conversation
Ctrl + M	Pause/Resume video (only if already in progress)
Alt + R	Rejoin audio in a conference
Escape	Exits fullscreen view if present. Else, will close the conversation window only if it has no audio, video or sharing.
Ctrl + Shift + <, Ctrl + Shift + >	Increase/Decrease selected text font size in IM input
Ctrl + ], Ctrl + [	Zoom in/Zoom out the text in IM input and history

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Lync 2010 Licensing

Something that has become a recurrent theme in the last few weeks has been the question of how is Lync Server licenced.

Microsoft have changed the model used for licensing Lync in comparison to OCS R2. The following table shows the options available. (From the Lync website)

Lync Server 2010 Client Access Licenses

Standard CAL

Enterprise CAL

Plus CAL

1 The Lync Server 2010 Standard CAL offers instant messaging and rich presence (IM/P) features. It provides users with real-time presence and enhanced IM along with PC-to-PC audio and video communications. Additionally it provides users with authenticated attendee experience for internally hosted conferences.

2 The Lync Server 2010 Enterprise CAL offers the audio, video, and Web conferencing features. It provides users the ability to create, moderate, and join conferences for collaboration with both internal and external users.

3 The Lync Server 2010 Plus CAL offers enterprise voice telephony features. It provides high-quality voice and other related features to users anywhere with an Internet connection across IP phones, PCs, and desktop applications.

You can find the relevant licensing information here.

Microsoft have thoughtfully provided the ability to download the information as a pdf.

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Lync Server and Polycom Video integration

Polycom and Microsoft have been in joint collaboration for a while now. We have seen this in the Lync Phone edition client that appears on the CX 500/600/700 phones and the CX 3000 conferencing phone.

I have been delivering some training to Polycom on their HDX 4000 and RMX 1500 MCU’s and they are great pieces of hardware. To see how this works have a look at the following blog which gives a detailed explanation of the integration.

In essence the HDX and RMX provide a hardware based solution for hosting video conferences.